Historical Romances and Romances
Scope and Contents
The Dawson Gaillard Papers consists primarily of the personal and professional writings of Mrs. Dawson Gaillard. These include her personal diaries from 1951 to 1985, research notes and manuscript drafts for her book on Dorothy L. Sayers, academic work and research papers written as a student and teacher, samples of her copyediting work from LSU Press, and a small amount of original fiction and poetry. Also included is research related to the 1927 murder trial of Ada LeBouef and Dr. Tom Dreher, including two audiocassette tapes of interviews conducted by Gaillard with Murphy Dreher, Tom Dreher’s nephew, and Mrs. Waleer Hamlin, the wife of Ada LeBouef’s lawyer.
Dates
- Created: 1951-1985
- Other: Majority of material found in 1971 – 1981
- Other: Date acquired: 05/09/1986
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 9.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Gaillard, Dawson (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository